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Jason Ritter Biography

Jason Ritter is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series “Joan of Arcadia”, Ethan Haas in The Class, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls.

He also played the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. In 2017, he starred in the TV comedy series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.

Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, co-starring as Baum’s son alongside his own father. In 2002, he appeared in the movies PG and Swimfan. In 2003, Jason had a major role in the slasher/horror film Freddy vs. Jason as Will Rollins. He appeared in Raise Your Voice and Happy Endings. He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of All Grown Up!, the grown-up version of Rugrats, a teacher whom Angelica falls in love with.

In 2008, he released Good Dick, a movie which he produced and starred in along with his long term girlfriend at the time, Marianna Palka (with whom he began a relationship after meeting in Queens in October 1999), who also wrote and directed the film.

Among his theater credits are Wendy Wasserstein’s Third at Lincoln Center, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award for his portrayal of the title character; the Off-Broadway production of The Beginning of August, and the role of Tim in the world premiere of Neil LaBute’s play The Distance From Here at London’s Almeida Theatre. Ritter has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

In 2012, Ritter starred in the Disney Channel series, Gravity Falls, a show about twins Dipper and Mabel Pines who are sent to live with their “Grunkle” Stan and decipher the weird events of Gravity Falls, Oregon. Ritter voiced Dipper in the show.

Ritter has appeared in the MTV show Punk’d. Ritter also starred as Sean Walker in the season-long NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. Ritter will be seen alongside Kate French in the upcoming short film, Atlantis, a romance film centered on two strangers who fall in love during the preparation for the final launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis. He had a recurring role on NBC’s Parenthood. His performance on the show earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2012.

In March 2013 it was announced that he would play Gavin opposite Alexis Bledel’s Stacey in Us & Them, FOX’s sitcom pilot based on the British television show Gavin & Stacey. It was eventually picked up to series, however, it was canceled by FOX before the show could premiere as they were not content with the script quality.  However, in September 2018, Sony Crackle picked up the series’s seven episodes for streaming starting October 1. In October 2017, it was announced that Ritter was cast as Pat in the upcoming Netflix superhero series, Raising Dion.

Ritter has also been featured in the American period sitcom Another Period as Lord Frederick Bellacourt. His character is the illiterate twin brother of Beatrice, with whom he is involved in an incestuous relationship.

In 2018, Ritter had a supporting role in The Tale, an autobiographical feature film written and directed by Jennifer Fox. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018, and later on HBO on May 26, 2018. In September 2019, it was revealed that Ritter would voice Ryder, a member of Northuldra tribe, in Frozen 2.

Jason Ritter Age

Jason Ritter is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, Ethan Haas in The Class, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls. He was born on February 17. 1980 in Los Angeles, CA. Thus Ritter is 39 years old as of 2019.

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He was born to actors Nancy Morgan and John Ritter. He is also a grandson of actors Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is actress Amy Yasbeck. The actor has three siblings, two brothers,  Tyler Ritter, and Noah Ritter.

He first appeared in the opening credits of his father’s show, (Three’s Company). He was the little blonde-haired boy running up to Joyce DeWitt in the petting zoo scene.

Jason Ritter Dad

His’s dad “Jonathan Southworth Ritter” was an American actor and comedian. He was the son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter.

Ritter is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three’s Company, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1984.

Jason Ritter Remembers Breaking His Dad John’s Emmy as a Kid

It’s been more than three decades since the late John Ritter won an Emmy for his role in Three’s Company. But his son, Jason, can never forget that little statuette.

Jason, 37, spoke to PEOPLE at the annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, where he opened up about his fascination with his father’s gold statuette as a kid.

“My dad’s Emmy was on the shelf, and I remember sort of playing with it. I’m not 100 percent sure if I broke it, or what, but it definitely was broken at a certain point,” he said. “I definitely have guilty feelings and memories about it, so I think I did break it a little bit. Just the tip of the wing.”

He said he remembered staring at the award, “looking at the balls inside of the big globe and the wings and just sort of being [like], ‘What is this?’

Jason added that he can’t remember whether John got the statuette fixed. But the famed actor likely wasn’t too mad, as Jason was only 4 years old at the time.

John died suddenly from an arterial problem in September 2003. He was 54. This weekend, Jason was up for his own Emmy for his role in go90’s Tales of Titans. He told PEOPLE “it was sort of crazy” to find out about the nomination.

“It’s nice to do these things and they’re so much fun, and then to have them actually get out and be recognized is really exciting and nice,” he said.

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He married his second wife, Melanie Lynskey( a New Zealand actress and voice actress. Jayne is the recipient of several accolades, such as a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Critics’ Choice Award, Gotham Award and Golden Nymph Award nominations)In 2017, after dating for a period of 4 years.

The pair welcomed their first child, a daughter, in December 2018. Previously she was engaged to Marianna Palka, whom they met while studying at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. The couple married in 1999 and divorced in 2013.

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress and voice actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Critics’ Choice Award, Gotham Award and Golden Nymph Award nominations.

Jason Ritter Melanie Lynskey

Surprise — Jason Ritter and Melanie Lynskey Are Parents! Engaged Actors Welcome a Daughter

Parenthood alum Jason Ritter and Castle Rock star Melanie Lynskey got engaged after four years of dating, the new mom revealed in early 2017

It’s time for Jason Ritter to enter real-life Parenthood! The actor and son of the late John Ritter have welcomed his first child, a daughter, with his actress fiancée Melanie Lynskey, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

While speaking with Hollywood Today Live in February 2017, the Castle Rock actress, 41, revealed to the show’s co-hosts that she and Ritter were engaged.

The proposal came as a surprise to the star, who admitted that she had no idea that it was coming. According to Lynskey, the couple had been dating for four years and met when they were doing a movie together. And the couple’s engagement story is sweet and simple: Ritter, 38, proposed “on the sofa,” Lynskey said with a laugh. “It was cute.”

Ritter, who will next appear in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series Raising Dion, was congratulated last month by industry pal Neema Barnette, who shared a snapshot of herself with the new dad.

“Congrats to Raising Dion Co-Star Jason Ritter & his wife on the birth of their beautiful Sag baby girl babies are a blessing & so is Jason!” the 69-year-old director captioned her celebratory selfie.

“What a hands-down brilliant talent & exceptional human being he is!” she continued. “I’m blessed to have shared creative energy with you. Thank you for giving me a seamless performance.”

Jason Ritter Net Worth

Jason Ritter is an American actor. Ritter has an estimated Net Worth of $6 million dollars as of 2019. Some of his film and acting credits include, “Mumford”, “Law & Order”, “Swimfan”, “Joan of Arcadia”, “Raise Your Voice”, “The Wicker Man”, “W”, “Drunk History”, and “Us & Them”. He is most widely recognized for his work on “Parenthood”.

Jason Ritter Height

American actor, known for playing Kevin Girardi in Joan of Arcadia, Sean Walker in The Event and for films like Freddy vs Jason, The Tale, Good Dick and Swimfan. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches(176.4cm) tall. Ritter has a weight of 78 kg or 172 lbs.

Race | Ethnicity

White

He has German, English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, French, and Dutch ancestry.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Blue eyes
Broad smile

Jason Ritter The Tale

‘The Tale’ star Jason Ritter reveals the rage he felt playing a predator

amNewYork sat down with Ritter to discuss the #MeToo movement and the challenges of playing a predator.

What was your first reaction when you read the script?

I had to sit there for about 15-20 minutes at the spot I had read it. I had never seen abuse talked about this way. I had never sat down and listened to someone tell their experience in-depth and all of the complicated emotions that went along with it, and how it can be framed for a child, and how they could carry that into adulthood.

What research did you do for the role?

I read an incredible book called “Tiger Tiger,” which had a similar theme, but mainly I talked to Jennifer over and over about it. She is as open and honest as her script is. She was constantly willing to explore uncharted territory by telling me things that were uncomfortable, and it really helped to have that resource there. She was my anchor.

Was it hard at the end of the day to shake this person off?

For the most part, we did so many things during shooting that not only helped us make it in the first place, but it helped psychologically. Any of the horrible and overt things that I say, I said them to a body double who was adult so it was easier for me to look at someone who is a peer and talk this way. I knew that there would be a certain amount of magic that would come together in the editing. There were a couple of times where I had to go home and let it all out.

Do you reserve judgment when you’re playing a person like this?

That was the biggest challenge for me. I, obviously, have incredibly deep emotions about this kind of thing. It’s an immediate physical reaction; I feel rage in every fiber in my body. So, to me, I held on to the fact that I was playing a memory of this person who had spun it in a way so much that in her adult life, Jennifer was calling it a relationship. I knew it was important to not be a mustache-twirling character … because it would’ve undermined the whole point of the movie. The unsettling part is that he seemed like someone you could trust. In the community, people like him and trust him, and he was able to manipulate people.

We’ve seen films about sexual assault before, but the #MeToo movement has given us a whole new clarity. How do you think the film fits into this conversation?

I think it continues the conversation. One of the most incredible things about #MeToo is that, due to this instinctual safety in numbers thing, #MeToo created a place where someone could say something about an experience they had and feel, “Maybe I’ll be believed” as opposed to, “What was my participation level? What did I do wrong?” I think this film continues that conversation.

One of the things that it does is that it teaches people to try and not put their own narrative on someone else’s experience, and say “You were a victim.” If you’re worried that your story may get taken from you and specifically labeled, you may never tell that story. You have to let the person come to their own understandings about it.

Jason Ritter Goliath

Jason Ritter Boards David E. Kelley’s Amazon Drama ‘Goliath’

The ‘Parenthood’ favorite will play awry but savvy FBI special agent.
Jason Ritter is headed for court.

The Parenthood alum has joined David E. Kelley’s Amazon legal drama Goliath, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as a down-and-out lawyer on the hunt for redemption against his former law firm and his ex-partner (William Hurt). His only shot depends on getting justice in a legal system where the truth has become a commodity and where the scales of justice are tipped in favor of the rich and powerful.

Ritter will play Joe Farley, a wry but savvy FBI special agent.

In addition to Oscar winners Thornton and Hurt, Ritter joins a cast that includes Maria Bello, Olivia Thirlby, Molly Parker, Nina Arianda and Tania Raymonde. Kelley exec produces the series with Jonathan Shapiro, Ross Fineman, Larry Trilling, and David Semel.

For Ritter, Goliath follows recent recurring roles on Girls and Comedy Central’s Another Period as well as film roles in The Meddler and the upcoming Intervention. The actor, who earned an Emmy nomination for his role on Parenthood, is repped by ICM and Burstein Company.

Goliath marks the first Amazon original to earn a straight-to-series order. The drama’s entire eight-episode first season premieres 14th October.

Jason Ritter Movies and Tv Shows | Jason Ritter Movies

Good Dick – 2008

Freddy vs. Jason – 2003

A Bag of Hammers – 2011

About Alex – 2014

The Tale – 2018

The Intervention –  2016

Raise Your Voice – 2004

The Perfect Family – 2011

Peter and Vandy – 2009

Swimfan – 2002

The Education of Charlie Banks – 2007

The End of Love – 2012

I Am I – 2013

The Meddler – 2015

You’re Not You – 2014

Carrie Pilby – 2016

Free Samples – 2012

There’s Always Woodstock – 2014

The Dry Land – 2010

The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll – 2009

Happy Endings – 2005

We’ll Never Have Paris – 2014

The Wicker Man – 2006

Our Very Own – 2005

Wild Canaries – 2014

The East – 2013

Bitch – 2017

The Big Ask – 2013

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best – 2011

7 Minutes – 2014

Worthy – 2015

Mumford – 1999

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film – 2013

Lenexa, 1 Mile – 2006

The Sidekick – 2013

Embers – 2015

Morning – 2010

Hits 2014 W. – 2008

The Steps – 2015

The Five Stages of Grief – 2011

The Deal -2008

The Goldfish – 2013

The Labyrinth – 2015

Atlantis – 2012

Oh Gallow Lay – 2015

Boats Against The Current – 2012

White Horse –  2010

Frozen 2 – 2019

The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story – 1990

The Young Rebels – ;

Jason Ritter Parenthood

He had a recurring role on NBC’s Parenthood. His performance on the show earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2012. Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Television for NBC. The show tells of the Braverman clan, consisting of an older couple, their four children, and their families.

Jason Ritter Gravity Falls

In 2012, he starred in the Disney Channel series, Gravity Falls, a show about twins Dipper and Mabel Pines who are sent to live with their “Grunkle” Stan, and decipher the weird events of Gravity Falls, Oregon. Ritter voiced Dipper in the show. Gravity Falls is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel and Disney XD from June 15, 2012, to February 15, 2016.

Jason Ritter The Tale

Jennifer has it all, with a loving boyfriend and a great career as a journalist and professor. But when her mother discovers a story – “The Tale” – that Jennifer wrote when she was 13, detailing a special relationship Jennifer had with two adult coaches, Jennifer returns to the Carolina horse farm where the events transpired to try to reconcile her version of events with the truth.

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